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Ravi Shastri
Ravishankar Jayadritha Shastri
Born: 27 May 1962, Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra
Major Teams: Mumbai, Glamorgan, India.
Known As: Ravi Shastri
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Test Debut: India v New Zealand at Wellington, 1st Test, 1980/81
Last Test: India v South Africa at Port Elizabeth, 3rd Test, 1992/93
ODI Debut: India v England at Ahmedabad, 1st ODI, 1981/82
Last ODI: India v South Africa at Durban, 6th ODI, 1992/93
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 80 121 14 3830 206 35.79 11 12 36 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 2625.1 657 6185 151 40.96 5-75 2 0 104.3 2.35
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 150 128 21 3108 109 29.04 61.07 4 18 40 0
O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 1102.1 56 4650 129 36.04 5-15 2 1 51.2 4.21
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1979/80 - 1993/94)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 245 356 56 13202 217 44.00 34 66 141 0
O R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 7070.2 16744 509 32.89 9-101 18 3 83.3 2.36
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(career: 1980/81 - 1993/94)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 278 250 45 6383 138* 31.13 6 37 84 0
O R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 1994.2 8175 254 32.18 5-13 3 5 47.1 4.09
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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For over a decade, Ravi Shastri rendered yeoman service to Indian
cricket in many ways. As an obdurate opening or middle order batsman;
as a left arm spinner who was an integral part of the attack; and as
long time deputy to a couple of captains. In his time he was very
much the glamour boy of Indian cricket, tall and good looking and with
an image to match. He had his detractors who charged that he batted
too slowly, that he was selfish in his approach, that he continued to
be in the team only because Gavaskar was captain. But the phlegmatic
Shastri took all this in his stride, letting his performances on the
field speak for themselves. In reality, as Shastri himself admitted,
he was not particularly talented but had come up only through hard
work.
Shastri might not have cut a dashing figure on the field as he pushed
and prodded and grafted his way for runs and his bowling was little
more than defensive as he pegged away on a good length without much
variation. But no one could deny his immense value to the side, his
commitment to the team's cause and his consistency had to be
admired. He very rarely let the country down and was an excellent
utility cricketer in the one day game, good enough to win the coveted
Champions of Champions title - and the Audi car that went with it - in
the World Championship of Cricket in Australia in 1985. Despite his
image as a cricketer with a defensive outlook, Shastri could really
have a go at the bowling - as he did while equalling Gary Sobers'
world record of six sixes in an over in a Ranji Trophy game in January
1985. A deep thinker and a shrewd strategist, he remains the only
Indian Test captain with 100 percent record, having led the country to
victory in the one Test he captained - against West Indies at Madras
in 1987-88. Since retiring from the game at the early age of 32,
Shastri has become a popular TV commentator.
(Partab Ramchand)
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